Batteries at Etobicoke dairy and beyond let companies cut bills and gas-plant emissions while protecting power supply.
, powering the plant autonomously and freeing up power for others.
The battery system was installed at no cost to Lactalis through a partnership with Peak Power, a Toronto-based company that operates the batteries, as well as Switch Power, an Alberta-based power producer which financed the capital costs.“It all comes down to something for free. You get significant savings for free,” said Derek Lim Soo, CEO of Peak Power, who set up a deal that will install batteries at five Lactalis dairies in Ontario. “It’s meant to be risk free. No capital upfront.
For businesses that use a diesel generator for backup power, replacing it with a battery unlocks other uses that offer their own revenue streams, said Justin Rangooni, executive director of Energy Storage Canada. A company can charge up the battery on cheap electricity overnight and then use it during the day to avoid paying for expensive electricity from the grid.
. But that annual average for 2022 glosses over the fact that the grid is often 100 per cent carbon free, as long as the gas plants aren’t operating. “We’re in a situation where if batteries don’t come, I don’t know what we’ll do, because I think the reality is that relying on gas turbines just doesn’t make sense,” said Lim Soo.
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